- Preface
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- Configuring the Fabric Interconnects
- Configuring Ports and Port Channels
- Configuring Communication Services
- Configuring Authentication
- Configuring Organizations
- Configuring Role-Based Access Control
- Configuring DNS Servers
- Configuring System-Related Policies
- Managing Licenses
- Managing Virtual Interfaces
- Registering Cisco UCS Domains with Cisco UCS Central
- Index
Contents
- Setting the Management IP Address
- Management IP Address
- Configuring the Management IP Address on a Blade Server
- Configuring a Blade Server to Use a Static IP Address
- Configuring a Blade Server to Use the Management IP Pool
- Configuring the Management IP Address on a Rack Server
- Configuring a Rack Server to Use a Static IP Address
- Configuring a Rack Server to Use the Management IP Pool
- Setting the Management IP Address on a Service Profile
- Setting the Management IP Address on a Service Profile Template
- Configuring the Management IP Pool
- Management IP Pool
- Creating an IP Address Block in the Management IP Pool
- Deleting an IP Address Block from the Management IP Pool
Setting the Management IP Address
This chapter includes the following sections:
- Management IP Address
- Configuring the Management IP Address on a Blade Server
- Configuring the Management IP Address on a Rack Server
- Setting the Management IP Address on a Service Profile
- Setting the Management IP Address on a Service Profile Template
- Configuring the Management IP Pool
Management IP Address
Each server in a Cisco UCS domain must have a management IP address assigned to its Cisco Integrated Management Controller (CIMC) or to the service profile associated with the server. Cisco UCS Manager uses this IP address for external access that terminates in the CIMC. This external access can be through one of the following:
The management IP address used to access the CIMC on a server can be one of the following:
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A static IPv4 address assigned directly to the server.
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A static IPv4 address assigned to a service profile. You cannot configure a service profile template with a static IP address.
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An IP address drawn from the management IP address pool and assigned to a service profile or service profile template.
You can assign a management IP address to each CIMC on the server and to the service profile associated with the server. If you do so, you must use different IP addresses for each of them.
 Note | You cannot assign a static IP address to a server or service profile if that IP address has already been assigned to a server or service profile in the Cisco UCS domain. If you attempt to do so, Cisco UCS Manager warns you that the IP address is already in use and rejects the configuration. |
A management IP address that is assigned to a service profile moves with the service profile. If a KVM or SoL session is active when you migrate the service profile to another server, Cisco UCS Manager terminates that session and does not restart it after the migration is completed. You configure this IP address when you create or modify a service profile.
Configuring the Management IP Address on a Blade Server
Configuring a Blade Server to Use a Static IP Address
If this action is greyed out, the server has already been assigned a static IP address.
Configuring a Blade Server to Use the Management IP Pool
If this action is greyed out, the server is already configured to use the management IP pool.
| Step 1 | In the Navigation pane, click the Equipment tab. |
| Step 2 | On the Equipment tab, expand . |
| Step 3 | Click the server that you want to configure to use the management IP pool. |
| Step 4 | In the Work pane, click the Inventory tab. |
| Step 5 | Click the CIMC subtab. |
| Step 6 | In the Actions area, click Use Pooled Management IP. |
| Step 7 | If the Cisco UCS Manager GUI displays a confirmation dialog box, click Yes. |
| Step 8 | Click OK. |
Configuring the Management IP Address on a Rack Server
Configuring a Rack Server to Use a Static IP Address
If this action is greyed out, the server has already been assigned a static IP address.
| Step 1 | In the Navigation pane, click the Equipment tab. | ||||||||
| Step 2 | On the Equipment tab, expand . | ||||||||
| Step 3 | Click the server for which you want to configure an IP address. | ||||||||
| Step 4 | In the Work pane, click the Inventory tab. | ||||||||
| Step 5 | Click the CIMC subtab. | ||||||||
| Step 6 | In the Actions area, click Modify Static Management IP. | ||||||||
| Step 7 | In the Modify Static Management IP dialog box, complete the following fields:
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| Step 8 | Click OK. |
Configuring a Rack Server to Use the Management IP Pool
If this action is greyed out, the server is already configured to use the management IP pool.
| Step 1 | In the Navigation pane, click the Equipment tab. |
| Step 2 | On the Equipment tab, expand . |
| Step 3 | Click the server that you want to configure to use the management IP pool. |
| Step 4 | In the Work pane, click the Inventory tab. |
| Step 5 | Click the CIMC subtab. |
| Step 6 | In the Actions area, click Use Pooled Management IP. |
| Step 7 | If the Cisco UCS Manager GUI displays a confirmation dialog box, click Yes. |
| Step 8 | Click OK. |
Setting the Management IP Address on a Service Profile
| Step 1 | In the Navigation pane, click the Servers tab. | ||||||||
| Step 2 | On the Servers tab, expand . | ||||||||
| Step 3 |
Expand the node for the organization that contains the service profile for which you want to set the management IP address.
If the system does not include multitenancy, expand the root node. | ||||||||
| Step 4 | Click the service profile for which you want to set the management IP address. | ||||||||
| Step 5 | In the Work pane, click the General tab. | ||||||||
| Step 6 | In the Actions area, click Change Management IP Address. | ||||||||
| Step 7 | In the Change Management IP Address dialog box, select one of the following:
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| Step 8 | If you selected Static, complete the following fields:
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| Step 9 | Click Save Changes. |
Setting the Management IP Address on a Service Profile Template
| Step 1 | In the Navigation pane, click the Servers tab. |
| Step 2 | On the Servers tab, expand . |
| Step 3 |
Expand the node for the organization that contains the service profile template for which you want to set the management IP address.
If the system does not include multitenancy, expand the root node. |
| Step 4 | Click the service profile template for which you want to set the management IP address. |
| Step 5 | In the Work pane, click the General tab. |
| Step 6 | Expand the Management IP Address area. |
| Step 7 | In the Management IP Address Policy field, click one of the following radio buttons:
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| Step 8 | Click Save Changes. |
Configuring the Management IP Pool
Management IP Pool
The default management IP pool ext-mgmt is a collection of external IP addresses. Cisco UCS Manager reserves each block of IP addresses in the management IP pool for external access that terminates in the CIMC on a server.
You can configure service profiles and service profile templates to use IP addresses from the management IP pool. You cannot configure servers to use the management IP pool.
All IP addresses in the management IP pool must be in the same IPv4 subnet, or have the same IPv6 network prefix as the IP address of the fabric interconnect.
Note | The management IP pool must not contain any IP addresses that have been assigned as static IP addresses for a server or service profile. |
Creating an IP Address Block in the Management IP Pool
The management IP pool must not contain any IP addresses that have been assigned as static IP addresses for a server or service profile.
| Step 1 | In the Navigation pane, click the LAN tab. | ||||||||||||||
| Step 2 | In the LAN tab, expand . | ||||||||||||||
| Step 3 | Expand the IP Pools node. | ||||||||||||||
| Step 4 | Right-click IP Pool ext-mgmt and select Create Block of IP Addresses. | ||||||||||||||
| Step 5 | In the
Create a Block of IP Addresses dialog box,
complete the following fields:
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| Step 6 | Click OK. |
What to Do Next
Configure one or more service profiles or service profile templates to obtain the CIMC IP address from the management IP pool.
Deleting an IP Address Block from the Management IP Pool
| Step 1 | In the Navigation pane, click the LAN tab. |
| Step 2 | In the LAN tab, expand . |
| Step 3 | Expand the IP Pools node. |
| Step 4 | Select IP Pool ext-mgmt. |
| Step 5 | Right-click the IP address block that you want to delete and select Delete. |
| Step 6 | If the Cisco UCS Manager GUI displays a confirmation dialog box, click Yes. |